I was at #Costco today. Absolutely packed, even though it was late morning on an ordinary Tuesday. I will be happy when they build the second one we're supposed to be getting.

And out of the hundreds and hundreds of customers, and dozens and dozens of staff I saw, I spotted ... zero people wearing masks of any sort. I was the only one.

Lots of people coughing and sneezing and moaning about being sick, with a brutal flu going round, *and* another mystery virus, along with COVID of course.

FFS. It was the same the other day at my doctor's office. No one wearing a mask.

I think humanity - at least the North American varieties - is waving a big "Hey, viruses, we give up" sign.

#mask #virus #COVID #FFS #WearAMask #N95 #illness #sick #flu

As the NHS crisis grinds on we can take some relief from the news that for the second week running the number of flu cases in English hospitals has fallen... suggesting the programme of vaccination has worked well, and (perhaps) we're getting better at taking precautions.

The cold snap may change that but for now it looks like the NHS is on top of the current flu outbreak - which is good news (so lets savour that!)

#NHS #flu #winter

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/02/flu-patient-numbers-fall-nhs-hospitals-england